Amnesty wants international probe for Saudi writer slaying
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Amnesty International has renewed a call for an international investigation into the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi — a slaying that has implicated some members of the Saudi crown prince's entourage.
Members of Amnesty International place an unofficial street sign reading in Turkish: 'Jamal Khashoggi Street', near the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, marking the 100th day since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate on Oct. 2. The activists reiterate their call on the international community for an investigation. Turkey authorities says Khashoggi was killed by a 15-member Saudi hit-squad and that his body was dismembered before being removed from the consulate.
Members of Amnesty International place an unofficial street sign reading in Turkish: 'Jamal Khashoggi Street', near the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, marking the 100th day since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate on Oct. 2. The activists reiterate their call on the international community for an investigation. Turkey authorities says Khashoggi was killed by a 15-member Saudi hit-squad and that his body was dismembered before being removed from the consulate.
A view of an unofficial street sign reading in Turkish: 'Jamal Khashoggi Street', that members of Amnesty International placed near the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, marking the 100th day since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate on Oct. 2. The activists reiterate their call on the international community for an investigation. Turkey authorities says Khashoggi was killed by a 15-member Saudi hit-squad and that his body was dismembered before being removed from the consulate.
Members of Amnesty International stage a protest near the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, marking the 100th day since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the kingdom's consulate on Oct. 2. The activists placed a placard, left, reading in Turkish: 'Jamal Khashoggi Street', changing the street name symbolically, reiterating their call on the international community for an investigation. Turkey authorities say Khashoggi was killed by a 15-member Saudi hit-squad and that his body was dismembered before being removed from the consulate.
The group made the call outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Thursday while marking the 100th day since his Oct. 2 killing by Saudi agents there. About 100 meters (yards) away from the consulate, the activists symbolically put up a street sign bearing the name of the journalist who wrote critically about the crown prince.
Saudi Arabia has indicted 11 people over the killing and announced last week that it will seek the death penalty against five of them. Turkey has called for the suspects' extradition and has also said it may seek an international investigation.
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